On Oct. 5, the Neag School of Education recognized students’ academic achievements and the generosity of donors who have financially contributed to furthering their education
UConn–Education Department partnership investigates and supports K-12 student recovery
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Hiis LaRose ’26 (ED), ’26 (CLAS), ’27 MA was one of UConn’s 46 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Award recipients for 2025
Neag School professor and alumna examine curriculum inspired by UConn’s Human Rights Close to Home initiative
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted learning for more than 500,000 K–12 students in Connecticut, its effects remain.
“COVID really drove a huge wedge among students,” says Morgaen Donaldson, Associate Dean for Research at the UConn Neag School of Education. “If we have any hope of closing those gaps, we have to start by meeting students where they are.”
Through the Center for Connecticut Education Research Collaboration (CCERC)—a partnership between UConn and the Connecticut State Department of Education—Donaldson leads efforts to study the pandemic’s lasting impact and develop solutions to support all learners.
📘 Learn more about how UConn researchers are working to advance educational equity across Connecticut in the story linked in the bio.
In recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day, we honor one of our alums, Keyokah Mars-Garrick, a member of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island. Mars-Garrick’s experiences with her cultural heritage started at a young age. She says she first danced at a powwow when she was six months old, balanced on her mother’s hip, and that her grandfather is a former tribal chief.
Learn more about Mars-Garrick in the story linked in the bio.
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